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Conflict: How much freedom should we give to children?
Few weeks ago, we were debating on how much freedom the children should have at BeMe. We looked around at different schools. In...
Mihir Pathak
Nov 9, 20232 min read
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Obedience: A virtue?
Since childhood days I have been told that obedience is a virtue but, I am now convinced that it’s rather an arrangement which makes...
Mihir Pathak
Nov 9, 20231 min read
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A Wish
We wish to create a place where children are allowed to observe, to wonder, to imagine, to play, to talk, to think, to judge, to...
Mihir Pathak
Nov 9, 20231 min read
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Self-directed Learning
What I have learned, very slowly and painfully over the years, is that children make vital decisions for themselves in ways that no...
Mihir Pathak
Nov 9, 20232 min read
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Elective Courses, Freedom to choose.
At our school, we go along with the students’ decision no matter what. [When we started the school,] We believed that if students were...
Mihir Pathak
Nov 9, 20232 min read
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Avoid checking their performance frequently
Putting children in an alternative school is like investing in mutual funds. Avoid checking their performance frequently. In the first...
Mihir Pathak
Nov 9, 20232 min read
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Freedom and Responsibility
Part of the learning is understanding real discipline; not the false discipline resulting from external threat, but the natural...
Mihir Pathak
Nov 9, 20233 min read
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It takes a whole village to raise a child
It takes an entire community to raise a child. A child has the best ability to become a healthy adult if the entire community takes an...
Mihir Pathak
Nov 9, 20232 min read
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Schools should produce good people. How?
Schools should produce good people. How?. I daresay no one really knows the answer. But at least we know something about the subject. We...
Mihir Pathak
Nov 9, 20232 min read
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Individual needs and aspirations Vs Team needs and aspirations
“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Henry Ford 13 BeMeians trekked to Kumara...
Mihir Pathak
Nov 9, 20232 min read
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Trekking outstation trip: Exposure elements
The trekking outstation trip brought in some distinct exposures to participants. Luggage packing: This trip was different from other...
Mihir Pathak
Nov 9, 20232 min read
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